Definition of Colocynth
Col´ocynth
n.
1.
(Med.)
The
light
spongy
pulp
of
the
fruit
of
the
bitter
cucumber
(
Citrullus
colocynthis
,
or
Cucumis
colocynthis
),
an
Asiatic
plant
allied
to
the
watermelon
;
coloquintida
.
It
comes
in
white
balls
,
is
intensely
bitter
,
and
a
powerful
cathartic
.
Called
also
bitter
apple
,
bitter
cucumber
,
bitter
gourd
.
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